A 74-year-old Georgia woman is accused of killing her husband, months after she said he died when he fell and hit his head.Deputies responded to a call of a person down and found Betty Sue Parton’s 76-year-old husband, David Parton, dead. Betty Sue Parton was arrested Tuesday on charges including murder and elder abuse, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Cherokee County Sheriff's spokesman Lt. Jay Baker says an unknown object was used in the homicide.Baker said Parton had injuries consistent with a fall, but the county medical examiner told deputies in July that the death was suspicious. Parton's cause of death has been classified as a homicide caused by blunt force trauma.Betty Sue Parton being held without bond in the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center.

BALL GROUND, Ga. —

A 74-year-old Georgia woman is accused of killing her husband, months after she said he died when he fell and hit his head.

Deputies responded to a call of a person down and found Betty Sue Parton’s 76-year-old husband, David Parton, dead.